Failed Coup Spurs State of Emergency
From Times Wire Reports
President Frederick Chiluba declared a seven-day state of emergency one day after troops crushed a coup attempt. The government said it did not suspect political opponents of stirring trouble. But Milton Phiri, the envoy to Botswana, had earlier blamed the coup on former President Kenneth D. Kaunda, who left office in 1991 and recently has been attempting a political comeback.
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